Chemotherapy: Which Medications Are Safest? (636 Drugs Compared)
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636 medications are used for Chemotherapy, with 16,865 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Chemotherapy are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE and DOCETAXEL.
16,865
Total Reports
636
Drugs Used
All Medications for Chemotherapy Ranked by Safety Reports
| Drug | Brand | Reports | Deaths (all) | Hosp. (all) | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE | Cyclophosphamide | 3,372 | 25,330 | 45,054 | 19.7% |
| DOCETAXEL | Docetaxel | 2,134 | 6,068 | 13,463 | 9.3% |
| CARBOPLATIN | Carboplatin | 1,902 | 12,544 | 35,869 | 14.9% |
| DOXORUBICIN | Doxorubicin Hydrochloride | 1,756 | 15,653 | 28,630 | 18.9% |
| VINCRISTINE | VinCRIStine Sulfate | 1,743 | 14,548 | 26,911 | 20.1% |
| PACLITAXEL | PACLITAXEL PACLITAXEL | 1,425 | 12,030 | 31,638 | 15.6% |
| OXALIPLATIN | Oxaliplatin | 1,423 | 6,501 | 21,980 | 11.5% |
| METHOTREXATE | Methotrexate | 1,380 | 21,265 | 68,793 | 8.4% |
| CYTARABINE | cytarabine | 1,355 | 9,089 | 17,861 | 20.5% |
| ETOPOSIDE | Avopef | 1,246 | 11,780 | 17,699 | 22.4% |
| CISPLATIN | CISplatin | 958 | 8,387 | 17,469 | 17.7% |
| RITUXIMAB | Rituxan | 853 | 28,910 | 54,631 | 16.2% |
| EPIRUBICIN | Ellence | 840 | 2,212 | 5,603 | 13.6% |
| FLUOROURACIL | FLUOROURACIL | 831 | 6,997 | 20,941 | 13.2% |
| DEXAMETHASONE | Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 788 | 22,319 | 51,311 | 17.8% |
| CAPECITABINE | Capecitabine | 677 | 8,892 | 17,529 | 14.0% |
| PREDNISONE | prednisone | 675 | 22,555 | 57,772 | 14.2% |
| GEMCITABINE | Gemcitabine | 630 | 5,142 | 12,268 | 16.4% |
| FLUDARABINE | Fludarabine Phosphate | 478 | 6,831 | 6,745 | 28.9% |
| IFOSFAMIDE | IFEX | 429 | 3,365 | 5,230 | 19.8% |